[Chorus 2X: Nate Dogg]It´s gonna get in ya, child of the night.. and the hood rolls onHow do I begin to, do this shit right.. get my hustle on

[Ludacris]Look here!Now I´m a man of many talents and a man of my wordBut on my path to see the light sometimes my vision gets blurredIt´s all a part of growin up and seein life at it´s worstThen tryin to iron out my wrinkles, puttin family firstIt seems like the whole world is out for sinkin my boatBut with God as my navigator I´ll be stayin afloatAnd I admit to bein caught by many foolish distractionsThen I´m forced to pay the price as the result of my actionsI´m battlin with MYSELF and every DAY it´s a warCuriosity killed the cat, why am I Curious George?Gotta keep my nose up outta thangs that ain´t none of my bizAnd just cause somethin looks don´t really mean that it isGet through the agony and anger, the pain and strifeAnd take the necessary steps to try to change my lifeI got some questions for you Lord cause my mentality´s hoodSo why is everything that´s bad for me feel so good?

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[Ludacris]Now I´m a only child, so excuse some of my selfish waysI got spoiled when I was young, spoil myself todayOh but I feed at least a thousand stomachs and how I´ve done itis from the ground up a hundred miles and runninDodgin and duckin everybody tryin to hammer me downA self-made millionaire, baby look at me nowCan´t tell me nothin still hungry as the day I beganCause all I ever really needed was a pen in my handAnd a, pad in my lap, didn´t matter in factMe and my momma lived in one room, and what´s badder than thatwas a young man forced to grow up at the age of 12Tryin to get in where I fit, streets givin me hellBut yet I give it right - back, so how you like - thatContinue doin wrong ´til I was on the right - trackTell me ´bout heavy money I might give it a PUSHBut a, bird in the hand is worth two in the bushCome on

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[Ludacris]No matter how much older we get man, we all still children at heartWe all make mistakes, it´s all good

Now I´ve tried plenty of times to get rid of my bad habitsLivin life on the cuttin edge, takin a stab at itAnd learnin from my mistakes, try not to make ´em twiceJust admittin when I´m wrong, tryin hard to make it rightAnd baby, nobody´s perfect in this world of oursThere´s plenty people gettin stitches in this world of scarsBut over time, pray to God that he can heal your woundsTry to love and love again until they seal your tombCause life is short if you don´t know this it´ll pass you byThat´s why my head is in the clouds tryin to pass the skyNever blinkin for a minute, keep my eyes on my foesThey wanna catch me in the open, bring my life to a closeMeanwhile that´s why I´m bringin so much life to my showsI´ve seen smiles I´m makin changes turnin glitter to goldDon´t let these devils play you down or belittle your soulJust be happy with yo´self and it´s so simple to growCome on